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The closing price of Highwoods Properties, Inc (NYSE: HIW) was $31.27 for the day, down -0.82% from the previous closing price of $31.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. HIW stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.79.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HIW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 84.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.41.
On March 17, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $32. Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $35.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 06 ’24 when DAVID J. HARTZELL bought 6,173 shares for $33.26 per share.
Hartzell David John sold 6,173 shares of HIW for $205,314 on Nov 06 ’24. The Director now owns 28,729 shares after completing the transaction at $33.26 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HIW now has a Market Capitalization of 3446704640 and an Enterprise Value of 6790333952. As of this moment, Highwoods’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 48.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.333 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.549.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HIW is 1.28, which has changed by -0.01697582 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HIW has reached a high of $36.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.89%.
Shares Statistics:
HIW traded an average of 1.02M shares per day over the past three months and 1086010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 107.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 106.01M. Insiders hold about 1.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.77% stake in the company. Shares short for HIW as of 1755216000 were 5717275 with a Short Ratio of 5.62, compared to 1752537600 on 5445828. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5717275 and a Short% of Float of 10.5500005.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.0, HIW has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06343165The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.49.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Highwoods Properties, Inc (HIW) is a result of the insights provided by 1.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.14 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.6 and $0.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.6. EPS for the following year is $0.67, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $0.67 and $0.67.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 4 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $204.3M to a low estimate of $201.69M. As of the current estimate, Highwoods Properties, Inc’s year-ago sales were $204.32MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $206.15M. There is a high estimate of $208.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $204.15M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HIW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $813.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $807.54M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $809.58M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $825.86MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $864.16M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $890.47M and the low estimate is $836.96M.
